London open: ARM provides a lift early on
5th Feb 2013 08:31
Strong gains from ARM Holdings and BP helped the Footsie rebound on Tuesday from a sharp sell-off the day before. London's benchmark index slumped 100 points on Monday as political uncertainty in the Eurozone dented sentiment: corruption scandals at Spanish Prime Minister (PM) Mariano Rajoy's gover
Read moreLondon pre-open: Small rebound expected after Monday's sell-off
5th Feb 2013 07:46
The FTSE 100 is expected to open just slightly higher on Tuesday morning following a 100-point loss the day before. City sources predict the index will open up five points from yesterday's close of 6,247. Stocks sank on Monday as political uncertainty in the Eurozone dented sentiment: corruption
Read moreBarclays puts a further one billion pounds aside to cover mis-selling
5th Feb 2013 07:07
UK banking group Barclays has put aside a further one billion pounds to cover compensation for mis-sold products in the fourth quarter, the company said on Tuesday morning. Ahead of the group's full-year results next week, Barclays has warned that it has increased its provision for redress relating
Read moreLondon close: Footsie drops 100 points on political uncertainty in Europe
4th Feb 2013 16:32
Increased political risk in the Eurozone presented a good opportunity for traders to take profits on Monday, as investors made the most of the recent surge on stock markets worldwide. The FTSE 100 dropped 100 points today, a fall of around 1.6%. This follows the impressive 6.4% gain seen last month
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Randgold Resources ahead on profits
4th Feb 2013 14:45
Randgold Resources was leading the FTSE 100 race Monday after the gold exploration and development company posted a 16 per cent rise in profits for the full year. Production levels for the year also climbed 14% to 794,844 ounces of gold, while quarter-on-quarter profit was up 18% and production up
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks fall on profit-taking after recent surge
4th Feb 2013 11:30
UK stocks were registering moderate losses on Monday morning as traders began to lock in profits following a strong start to the year. The FTSE 100 jumped a whopping 6.4% last month, its best January performance since 1989. "After impressive recent gains, European equities cooled in early trade th
Read moreLondon open: Banks weigh on the Footsie early on
4th Feb 2013 08:19
The FTSE 100 slipped into the red in early trading on Monday morning as investors took a breather after the impressive rally seen so far in 2013. Since the start of the year, the index has risen a whopping 7.62% and is now trading at levels not seen since mid-2008. "We may see a break in the recen
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks expected to pause after recent strong run
4th Feb 2013 07:30
London's benchmark index is expected to open more or less flat on Monday morning, with analysts saying that the impressive rally seen so far in 2013 could be running out of steam. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up just a couple of points from Friday's close of 6,347. Since the start of
Read moreBarclays Finance Director to step down
4th Feb 2013 07:03
Barclays has announced that its long-running Finance Director, Chris Lucas, has stepped down ahead of the group's conclusion of its strategic review in the coming weeks. Mark Harding, the Group General Counsel who has been with the bank for 10 years, has also decided to call it quits, the company s
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Barclays, Centrica, George Osborne...
4th Feb 2013 06:51
The last vestiges of Barclays' old guard are being swept away in a clearout that has claimed the finance director and the bank's legal chief. Chris Lucas, the finance director since 2007, and Mark Harding, the group general counsel who has been with Barclays for ten years, are stepping down, the len
Read moreLondon close: Stocks surge as economic data impresses
1st Feb 2013 16:46
The impressive performance by global stock markets last month continued into the first trading day of February, as a barrage of upbeat economic data lifted sentiment. The FTSE 100 rose a total of 6.4% in January alone, the best January performance since 1989. Eurozone manufacturing beats forecast
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Miners rise on positive Chinese data
1st Feb 2013 15:04
Miners were performing well on Friday as continued growth in China's manufacturing lifted the demand outlook for commodities. Fresnillo and Vedanta Resources were among the best performers. Telecoms giant BT was a high riser today after its third-quarter results, as cost control helped it to beat
Read moreBarclays CEO waives 2012 bonus amid scandals
1st Feb 2013 13:04
Barclays Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Antony Jenkins, announced Friday he would waive his bonus for 2012 as the bank tries to mend its image following a series of scandals. Jenkins was appointed the new boss in August following the departure of Bob Diamond who stepped down amid the bank's involv
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: Barclays, Chinese manufacturing, Jessops...
1st Feb 2013 06:55
UK authorities are probing an allegation that Barclays loaned Qatar money to invest in the bank as part of its cash call at the height of the financial crisis in 2008, which enabled the bank to avoid a UK government bailout. While the terms of Barclays' emergency fundraising have been under the scru
Read moreThursday newspaper round-up: Barclays, Shell, Great Western...
31st Jan 2013 06:55
The man responsible for setting boardroom pay at Barclays was hammered by MPs and peers yesterday and warned not to pay a one million-pound bonus to the new chief executive. Sir John Sunderland, one of Britain's most eminent industrialists and a for- mer CBI president, was hit by a barrage of hostil
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